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Signed, Aldous Huxley - Point Counter Point , The Albatross Collected Edition in 2 Volumes - 1937
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Signed, Aldous Huxley - Point Counter Point , The Albatross Collected Edition in 2 Volumes - 1937

Aldous Huxley – Point Counter Point – Signed and Dedicated – The Albatross Collection Edition (1937) – Two Volumes – Scarce Author: Aldous Huxley Title: Point Counter Point Publisher: The Albatross (Leipzig, Berlin, Bologna) Year of Publication: 1937 Edition: The Albatross Collection Edition – Two Volumes Binding: Contemporary hard linen binding Language: English Condition: Very Good Special Features: Signed and dedicated by Aldous Huxley A rare and highly collectible two-volume edition of Aldous Huxley’s acclaimed novel Point Counter Point, published by The Albatross in 1937. This edition features a contemporary hard linen binding and is signed and personally dedicated by the author, making it a remarkable piece for collectors of modernist literature. Historical context: This edition was issued during a complex time in European publishing history. The Albatross publishing house—based in Leipzig, Berlin, and Bologna—had taken over editorial control of the Tauchnitz series after Tauchnitz was acquired by the German printer Brandstetter. From 1934 onward, Albatross operated editorially from Paris, navigating the increasing censorship and political pressures of the time. Huxley, along with other prominent authors, had works that were frequently included on lists of banned books in Nazi Germany. As such, Albatross had to tread a careful line—exercising self-censorship not only in what they published, but also in how and where their books were distributed. Despite this fraught environment, this edition was successfully printed and released, making surviving copies—particularly signed ones—exceedingly rare. Details: Two volumes Published in 1937 Contemporary linen binding Signed and dedicated by Aldous Huxley Printed in English Very good condition with minor signs of age A rare opportunity to acquire a signed and dedicated Huxley title from a historically significant European edition—especially valuable for collectors of pre-war literature, banned books, or modernist fiction.

No. 99184078

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Signed, Aldous Huxley - Point Counter Point , The Albatross Collected Edition in 2 Volumes - 1937

Signed, Aldous Huxley - Point Counter Point , The Albatross Collected Edition in 2 Volumes - 1937

Aldous Huxley – Point Counter Point – Signed and Dedicated – The Albatross Collection Edition (1937) – Two Volumes – Scarce

Author: Aldous Huxley
Title: Point Counter Point
Publisher: The Albatross (Leipzig, Berlin, Bologna)
Year of Publication: 1937
Edition: The Albatross Collection Edition – Two Volumes
Binding: Contemporary hard linen binding
Language: English
Condition: Very Good
Special Features: Signed and dedicated by Aldous Huxley

A rare and highly collectible two-volume edition of Aldous Huxley’s acclaimed novel Point Counter Point, published by The Albatross in 1937. This edition features a contemporary hard linen binding and is signed and personally dedicated by the author, making it a remarkable piece for collectors of modernist literature.

Historical context:
This edition was issued during a complex time in European publishing history. The Albatross publishing house—based in Leipzig, Berlin, and Bologna—had taken over editorial control of the Tauchnitz series after Tauchnitz was acquired by the German printer Brandstetter. From 1934 onward, Albatross operated editorially from Paris, navigating the increasing censorship and political pressures of the time.

Huxley, along with other prominent authors, had works that were frequently included on lists of banned books in Nazi Germany. As such, Albatross had to tread a careful line—exercising self-censorship not only in what they published, but also in how and where their books were distributed.

Despite this fraught environment, this edition was successfully printed and released, making surviving copies—particularly signed ones—exceedingly rare.

Details:

Two volumes

Published in 1937

Contemporary linen binding

Signed and dedicated by Aldous Huxley

Printed in English

Very good condition with minor signs of age

A rare opportunity to acquire a signed and dedicated Huxley title from a historically significant European edition—especially valuable for collectors of pre-war literature, banned books, or modernist fiction.

Final bid
€ 238
Sebastian Hau
Expert
Estimate  € 550 - € 700

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